Submitted by City of Puyallup
The City of Puyallup has been named as a Tree City USA by the National Arbor Day Foundation for the second year in a row. In achieving the necessary standards for this honor, Puyallup has demonstrated its commitment to the careful care and management of its urban forest.
The City will celebrate Arbor Day on Saturday, April 4, 2015 with a tree planting event at Bradley Lake Park. A variety of trees will be planted, including European Beech and Gingko. The event will also include the planting of a Giant Sequoia to serve as a special heritage tree in commemoration of Puyallup’s Quasquicentennial, or 125th Anniversary.
“Giant Sequoias are the world’s largest trees,” City of Puyallup’s Certified Arborist Chris Beale said. “Humans have admired and appreciated the size and beauty of these evergreen redwoods for thousands of years, and this one will serve as a fitting and lasting tribute to the City of Puyallup’s past, present and future.”
At the event, the Washington State Department of Natural Resources will present Puyallup with its second Tree City USA award in recognition of the city’s continuing urban forestry efforts. New to those efforts this year is Puyallup’s Heritage Tree program, which formally recognizes and protects notable trees in the hope of preserving them for future generations. This program is entirely voluntary for private property owners.
Washington State Commissioner of Public Lands Peter Goldmark and US Congressman Denny Heck have confirmed their attendance at this event.
Questions about the Arbor Day event, Puyallup’s Tree City USA designation or the City’s Heritage Tree program can be directed to the City of Puyallup’s Certified Arborist Chris Beale, 253-841-5418 or cbeale@ci.puyallup.wa.us.
